by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Sep 6, 2024 | Dog training
What do you do if you chose a dog trainer and you find out their sugar coated words hide training methods you don’t want to use on your dog? You be an advocate for your dog… that’s what. Stand up for your dog. Tell them you don’t want to train...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Aug 6, 2024 | Dog Behavior, Dog training
Every time I do a speech, a seminar, or an on the fly demonstration, I later think of better ways to say things or more things to say….So, here are some after thoughts from our Dianne Cannafax seminar along with the demonstration ideas on paper for everyone. I...
by Precious K9s | Jul 6, 2024 | Dog Behavior, Dog training
Last night was a rough night in classes. We had 4 situations that are going to require private coaching so we can focus solely on what they have going on. We had 2 puppies displaying behaviors that are more intense than you want to see from puppies. 2 dogs with...
by Precious K9s | Jun 6, 2024 | Dog Behavior, Dog training
Let’s talk about air catches. I sit with my clients, regularly, and help them learn to manage their dogs and yards. I describe my air catch in my field to them (not pictured) and suggest that they can make it as simple as I did or they can do some landscaping....
by Precious K9s | May 6, 2024 | Dog training
I was emailing a new client today, and it made me think of 25+years ago when I was training at our local dog club. I remember watching people say they wanted to go to advanced classes and then watching the trainers tell them they had to do the prerequisites first. I...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Apr 20, 2017 | Dog training
It is so exciting to bring a new puppy home. We get to go shopping.We take it everywhere with us and show everyone. It is exhausted by the end of each day and sleeps with us perfectly… Then we go back to real life… Now we have a little peeing, pooping, and...
